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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-04
st. Paul,s Charter Safe.

Senator Daniels bill 10 amend the charter
of st. Paul did not run the gauntlet yester-
day morning, and the supporters of the
measure were sadly disappointed. Its
object was to repeal that portiou of the
charter relating 10 the issuing of licenses.
in order to relieve the council of that
power. The senator from Rochester wore
an angry expression as he rose to advocate
the provisions of the bill. He accused the
st. Paul council OF abusing the trust i'm
posed in them. Senator Durant took
all opposite view of the question. He said
that it was the privilege of every commun-
lty to enact its own laws. Therefore the
council OF st. Paul had only acted in ac-
cordance with its power. III case the
senator from Ramsey presented bills re-
latng to Olmsted county Senator Daniels
would doubtless consider the act presump-
tious. Therefore the same applied to the
action of Senator Daniels in presenting the
bill in question. Senator Goodrich said
that the legislature had made law which
applied to the state in general and there
fore the action of the st. Paul council
should not be taken into consideration.
After several other opinions had been
heard vote was taken and the bill was
sent to its grave. The vote was:
Yeas-Brown, Clark, CIongh, Comstock,
Daniels. Day. Dodge, Eaton. Finseth. Halvor-
son, Hoard, Ives, johnson T., Swenson,
Thacker, Truax. Wallmark-l1.
Nays-Anderson Bowen. Burkhardt, Chap
man, Child, Crandall, Durant, Gibson, Good
rich, Hail. Hayden, Keller, Nachbar Oswald
Scheffer Ward, Welch, Wood-1S
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Senate File 81, a bill for an act to appro-
pirate money for higher education.
Wood-Geoogical and natural history sur
vey.
Wood Collection of vital statistics.
Notwithstanding railroad companies
ana increasing stock.
Goourch-TaXing railroad companies.
Goodrich-lssuing paid and unpaid stock
railroad companies.
Railroad Commttee-Regulatiug common
carriers and creating railroad and warehouse
commission.
Day-Detining school holidays
Day-Publc school libraries
Day-To fix minimum age at which pupils
may be admitted to public schools.
Johnson, M.-Chattel mortgages
Bowen-State institutions.
Goodrch-To enforce paymen of taxes on
real property which has been omitted from
assessment or taxation; providing,for notices
of redemption from tax sales.
Granting eminent domain to pneumatic
tube lines.
To appropriate money for the general ex-
penses OF the state government for the year
ending July 81, 1885, and annually thereafter,
and for certain general expenses for years
ending July 81, 1883 and 1889, as amended by
the senate.
Committee on logs and Mmber-Logs and
lumber.
Knox-Protection of streams and ponds of
water
Evanson-Guests of hotels and boarding.
houses.
observation-disclosures university.
FlatherS-Agricultural societies.
Judiciary Observation-Disclosures of cor
porations.
Pettit-Salary of secretary of state.
Fl; nn-Publication of statements of county
officers.
Rendrickson-Library for state reform
school.
Reese-Prevent combinations for CONTROL
ing the markets.
Observation-Disclosures mortgages to exhaust
securities.
Potter-Prohibit clerks of court from prac-
ticing law.
Emery-Prohibit prize fighting and sparing
matches.
Emery-Amend act Incorporating LakeCity.
Barker, distribution of laws.
ReeSe-Countes and county officers.
Cloutier-TaX levy. Hennepin county.
Dunne-Amend general laws 1851, relation
to county commissioners.
Brown-To appropriate money for the state
Forestry association.
Barker-Compiling and revision of tax laws.
Beatty-TOwnsbip drainage.
Standardization contest of w. H. Wynkoop.
Lum-Insolvent banks.
Snider - Corporations
Snider-To appropriate money for normal
school ut Winona.
Furlong-Transfer Minneapolis s. st. Cloud
Railroad company.
Committee on ClaIms-Substitute for House
File No. S04. Redwood Falls-State road.
Bennett-Appropriate money state normal
school at Mankato
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-04

A Big Park Scheme.

Mr.. Donnelly introduced the following
resolution, which was passed:
That the governor of the state is author
lied to appoint o committee OF three persons
whose duty it shall be to examine into the
feasibility of securing suitable tracts of land
in Cook, Lake and st. Louis counties, along
the international line, for the purpose of a
state park. The commission is to examine
and report to the governor, for the mforma-
ton of the next legislature. what lands
may be available for this purpose: in
whom the title is vested, suggesting proposed
boundaries for such public resort, together
with all such information as may he deemed
necessary and important for the establish
ment of II great public park in that region for
the health and recreation OF the people. To
carry out the purposes of the resolution the
sum Of S., 600 is appropriated.
a memorial TO congress accompanied the
petition, asking that the necessary lands for
this purpose be set aside by the national GOV
erument and ceded TO Mlunesota
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A Non-Transferable Joke.
Boston Globe.


First Marketman--John what do you
suppose the age of that hog is?
Second Marketman-I don't know; ]
never was any good at guessing the age OF
a hog. What is the age?
First Marketman-Saus-age
Second Marketman-Don't say a word,
Charley; l will work that off on my part
her.
Second marketman proceeds to his stall,
followed by a crowd eager to see the boss
punster of the market "done up" and sa-
-lutes his partner:
Say, Dave, how old do you suppose
that hog is?"
Give it up, John; how old is hep"
Sausage" Immediately replied John.
After the crowd had crushed Johns hat
in, rolled him on the floor, and each one
had given him good square kick, he real
lied his error. and acknowledged himself
"a SAD but wiser man.
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benefited by the draining of the lands
referred to. Senator Keller. with the true
interests of the whole state ever at heart.
outdid all previous efforts in advocating the
passage of the BILL He said that he had
passed along the stream frequently and knew
of The fertility of the soil and the necessity
of draining the lands and improving the
tributary streams. The No. 1 hard wheat
of Minnesota had a worldwide reputation
and flour manufactured from it was found
in Vienna and other places in Europe. He
had seen it at Vienna, where it was ex-
tensively used Therefore it was necessary
to increase the strength of the soil so as to
extend the cultivation of this cereal. His
advice, however, was not taken by the
senate and the Dill was recommended for
postponement by a bare majority.
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u,,Is PASSED by the Hou,c,

The most important bills were disposed of
as follows:
An act to discharge executors and admin
traitors and cancel their bonds. -
Amending the laws OF 1873 regarding ex-
ecutors and administrators.
To provide crossings over under and across
highways and railroads.
To prevent accidents from fire in railway
oars. and defining the duties of the railroad
commissioners in connection Herewith.
All the above as amended by the senate.
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A safe Investment.
San Francisco Post.

Manager of San Francisco Life Insur-
ance Company-How is this, Mr.. Rustler
don't like your description of this appli-
cant.
Mr.. Rustler--I think he's a perfectly safe
risk. sir.
''But you haven't put down his oecupa-
tion."
HE hasn't any. He is in the county
jail, under sentence of death"
"Ah, that alters the case. Take him at
once, Mr.. Rustler; take him at once"
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The SEED River valley.

Among the important measures consd-
cred by the senate i'll committee of the
whole yesterday afternoon was Senator
Comstock's bill appropriating S75, 900 for
the Improvement of the fertile valley of the
Red river. The object of the senator in
submitting the bill was to drain the wet lands
that abound along the winding stream. In
support of his measure Mr.. Comstock made
an able speech, in which he endeavored to
show how. the country at large would be
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Can't shave or Sunday.

The bill to close barber shops Oh Sunday
met with favor in the house yesterday and
went through with practically no opposi-
ton. No one raised voice in its behalf
and the vote resulted 73 yeas to nays.
An effort was made to get in ali amend
ment allowing the shops to keep open until
a. m. on Sunday, but objection was made
and as unanimous consent was necessary,
the effort failed. 1919.
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Had NO Trouble with Them.

BuHalO courier.
Jupkins, Swell, Jack, you look
hearty, and I'm glad to see you safe and
sound. Those Western men are lawless
folk, l hear.
Jupkins Jr. Gust from Montana--.I never
had any difficulty with them.
We'll, I'm sure l have heard that they
shoot man who refuses to drink with
them. Did they never ask you to drlnk?''
"Um-yes."
'But they spared you on account of your
youth?'
Emo, always drank"
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Bosns 1reansIres

The Paris ntransigeant states that the
famous treasure of Hue, captured by Gen.
de Courcey in the imperial palace and sent
to France, and which was supposed to be
worth Is. 000,00 francs. turns out on ex-
animation to be of no value at all. The
supposed bars of silver are simply lead.
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The Merrill Text Hook Fill.

Mr.. Donnelly made another fight to save
the Merrill text book bill yesterday morn
ing in the house, and again met with dis
aster He called up the bill, which passed
the senate on Wednesday with only three
dissenting votes, and urged the house MEM
bers to support it. Mr.. Estes said the bill
was identical with the one which had been
defeated before. and he did not see why it
should be called up again. He moved to
indefinitely postpone it,. $. Mr.. Donnely
called for the yeas and nays, and the vote
resulted, yeas Sc, nays 10.
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His Last State Worse Than the First

Cincinnati Tlmes-Star.
nat was good story you told on Judge
4aple last Sunday" remarked man about
town yesterday, ''but l know better one ~
LET US have it."
The event happened when Judge Yaple
was defending some criminal. He was
making an argument to the jury. and he
noticed that everybody in the court room
wore broad grin. If he turned to the
Judge he discovered signs of levity. and,
turning again to the jury, every member
was seen with the corners Of his mouth
turned up and his teeth exposed.
Judge Yaple knew he was saying
nothing funny. as is his won't and
he was annoyed not little over what he
could not help noticing. Finally the noon
adjournment came and he fastened to a
friend to ask the cause, when to his utter
modification he was informed that because
OF short sack coat which he wore an ugly
rent in his trousers had been plainly visible,
and from it had been unfurled the flag of
distress. Judge Yaple was slow to re-enter
the court room in the afternoon session,
and when he did SO everybody was await
ing him. He knew an apology was due the
| court and he straghtway offered it: You
know, your honor said Judge Yaple,
court room and its dec0rum by doing any
thing that would excite levity to the least
| degree. You know L have too high a sense
OF what becomes a gentleman to do anything
that would SAVIOR of a clown. My appear
ance this morning, [ acknowledge. was not
in keeping with this assertion; bnt, your
honor, was the victim Of an accident, to
remedy which l was unavoidably detained
| this afternoon. / am late because tarried
to change my pants
The explanation thus given was fol-
lowed by laugh, and Judge APPLE, sup
posing he was honored with applause,
turned himself about to acknowledge it with
bows and the more he thus acknowledged
the louder grew the laugh until the court
room was in an uproar. and then the same
kind friend of the morning stepped up to
Judge Yaple and whispered in his ear:
The pants you have on are worse than
those you wore this morning."
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Good Friday Killed.

Senator Durants bill defining certain
days as legal holidays was defeated in the
house-33 yeas and 40 nays. The principal
objection was to including Good Friday
1t was contended that such a thing would
be regarded as sacrilege. Mr.. Dornfeldt
said it was eminently proper that this
should be holiday and he hoped the bill
would pass. But the house couldn't see it
that WAY.
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senate Bills pas.ed.

Keller requiring commission merchants to
give bonds; Thacker, relating to roadways,
bridges, ETC.; Compton, relating to guardians
and wards; Smith, relating 10 notaries pub
a
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10 Regulate Conv;ctr..ho-

Senator Schetfer's bill to prohibit convict
labor from coming into competition with
free labor was, by suspension of the
rules, taken from the general orders of the
house and passed
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were allowed per diem for the full sixty days,

were allowed per diem for the full sixty days,
no matter when they were appointed.
Mr. Bjorge had two bills knocked out yes
terday-prohibiting the issue OF free passes
anu county boards OF equalization.
Mr.. Donnelly moved that the day on which
tne legislature adjourned be made a day of
thanksgiving.
The executive committee of the Farmers
alllance was granted the privilege Of the
house floor.
Ex-Representative Charles Canning was a
conspicuous figure at the banquet Wednesday
evening.
Inc engrossng clerks salary was Increased
from 30 TO ~ per day by the senate.
Lucas bill to punish drunkenness was
passed in the house-56 to 1e.
Blue Earth City raised the capitol removal
jack pot to 1000, 600.
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THE sENATE,s LAST R0URs.
A Struggle for the Passage of Many
Bills on short Order "a the Finish.

A Struggle for the Passage of Many
Bills on Short Order at the Finish.
The closing scenes in the senate chamber
last night were of the most exciting charae-
ter, and bills were hustled through with
much speed. 1t was necessary to close this
order of business in consequence of the fact
that the passage of bills could not be
entertained after an adjournment of
the session. The entire day was consumed
in the passage of measures relating TO va
riOus portions OF the state. During the
night session house bills were passed as
rapidly as they came from the lower body.
At times the excitement was intense. Many
senators had their woodchucks to look after
and all scrambled for the charman's
attention. At the hour of mid
night the senate took a recess to partake of
an excellent luch served in committee
room by Col. Allen. When the big
hands Oh the clock showed the hour of
the senators grew somewhat weary, and
motions to adjourn were in order, but Ser
atOr Ward, who was in the chair, would
not listen to the clamor, and the business
was continued until nearly o'clock, when
the body adjourned until II a. IN. oday.
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The Election siiI Passes.

Senator Whiteman's election bill, as
amended by the house, came up for final
passage in the senate yesterday morning.
Senator Whiteman made very able speech
in support of tine bill as amended. and its
passage added to the laurels which the
young man from st. Louis county has won
during the senatorial session. The vote
was % for and 8 against.
SCHEFFER'S LIQUOR BILL. ~
Senator Scheffer's liquor bill was on the
senate calendar for passage yesterday morn
ing. The provisions OF the measure have
Its object is to repeal the high license law
and fix the license at $500 for towns of
20. 600 or more inhabitants; $500 for places
between 1000 and 20, 900 citizens and $500
for towns under 9, 1000. A vote was taken
with the following result:
Yeas-Anderson, Bowen, Burkhardt, Child,
Durant, Gibson, Hall, Hayden, Hixon, Keller.
Nachbar, Oswald, Pope, Sch etfer, Shields,
Ward, w alch, Nhiteman, Wood-l9.
Nays-Brown, Buchanan, Chapman, Clark,
Compton. Comstock, Crandall, Daniels, Day,
Dodge, Eaton, Edwards, Finseth, Goodrich
Halvorson, Hoard, Ives, Johnson, NJ, John
son, r., LenGe, Swenson, Thacker Truax.
Walmark-24.
IMPEA CHMENT OF JUDGE COX.
Several weeks ago Senator Bowen intro
duced resolution to eXpunge from the
records Of the legislature of 1882 the pro-
ceedings relative to the impeachment of ex-
Judge L. St. Julien Cox. A lively dis
cussiOn followed, and the result was the
question was referred to the Judiciary COM
mttee in order to secure a legal opinion.
The committee reported the resolu-
ton back without recommendation,
and the question was defunct for
the time being. A few days ago, however,
a second and somewhat similar resolution
was submitted by Senator Child. 1t, too,
met with strong opposition and was laid
over for debate. Yesterday morning Sena-
tor Child again had the resolution taken I'D.
Senator C0nStock moved an amendment to
the resolution so as to make the impeacl-
ment and conviction of Judge Cox Just and
fair \ heated debate was at once in or
der, and Senator Ward remarked that the
amendment was adding insult to injury.
The bill rs amended was voted upon, and
resulted as follows:
Yeas-Burkhardt, Child, Edwards, Good
rich, Hall, Hixson, Thacber, Truax, Wall
mark-9.
Nays - Anderson, Buchanan, Chapman,
Clark, Day. Eaton, Gibson, Halvorson, Hay
den. Johnson. NJ, Keller, Oswald, Pope.
Schefer, Shields, Ward, Whiteman, Woods
Thus the resolution died and the impeach-
ment of ex-Judge Cox remains as a chapter
of legislative history.
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| TO said estate.
TO amend section of chapter 500, special
| laws 1881, as amended by chapter 80, special
| laws 1885, relating to salary of county CON-
| missioners OF Hennepin county. ,.-.....
TO fix compensation of certain county Of
! ficers of Hennepin county. ....
| To authorize the city of Minneapolis to pur-
| chase, or cause to be condemned for school
! purposes portion of the Layman cemetery
! in said city.
TO authorize the common council of the
city of st. Paul to fill vacancy in office of jus
| tice of the peace.
| To authorize the county commissioners of
| Hennepin county to cause the overfiowed
| lands bordering on Rice lake in said county
| to be drained.
To confirm an ordinance and contract for
central market in the city of Minneapolis.
To authorize the county commissioners of
Heunepin county to allow certain sums to A.
L. Lewis for election contest expenses.
To provide the appointment of shorthand
reporter for the municipal court, city of Min
neapols.
To amend sections and Of chapter 113 of
special laws of Minnesota for 1885, relating to
| the appointment of a photographic reporter
for district court of Hennepin county.
To iegaze the incorporation of North Star
Lodge No 6, /. o. of o. F., of Minneapolis.
and to cure any defects in the proceedings to
incorporate said lodge.
To amend charter of the city of Minneapo-
lis. Oh. L. No. 751.)
To amend charter city of Minneapolis. Oh.
+. No. 662.)
To authorize the city of Minneapolis to is
sue bonds (H. +. No. 1922. --
To authorize the county commissioners of
Hennepln county to pay Sam j. Barlow 500
to reimburse him for money and time spent
in contest with w. HI. Brazie for office COM
missioner Third district Hennepin county.
To authorize the counties of Heunepin and
Ramsey to construct a bridge across the Mis-
sissippi river.
To amend the charter of MINNEAPOLIS relat-
ing to the control of police.
To repeal part OF sections !, s, 8, 10, IL, IL.
IL and Ia of sub-chapter 9 of the charter of
the city of Minneapolis, relating to water
commissioners.
To amend an act to authorize the CITY of
Minneapolis to issue bonds for bridges ap-
proved Feb. 81, 1885, chapter $780, special laws
Is s5
To authorize the city of Minneapolis to issue
bonds for bridge.
To amend the charter Of the city of Mime
apolis.
To authorize the city of Minneapolis to is
sue bonds for a bridie.
To amend chapter 81. general laws of extra
session of 1881 entitled IAN act relating TO
the judges of the district court for the Fourth
judicial district of the state" and to provide
for the appointment and election of an ad di-
tional judge in said district.
! To amend chapter 242, special laws 1885. re-
lating to salary of clerk probate court Hen
nepin county.
| To authorize county commissioners of Hen
nepin county to allow and appropriate sufs-
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CHILL lOF Iue iuOW VI CudTleS bdZllG IN the
house yesterday. but it failed of passage. A
compromise offer was made to reduce the
amount from 1000 to $4,000, but this had no
effect on the hard-hearted members.
The senate did not concur IN the house res
olution relative to the establishment of
public park in st. Louis county and appro-
priating So, 900 for the purpose. The presi-
dent stated that it was unconstitutional to
appropriate money by a resolution.
Mr.. Knox, from the committee on finance
reported about ninety bills last night appro-
priating about $4,000 for bridge, building
and drainage purposes. They were promptly
tabled.
The bill to pay $500 to H. J. Curtiss. the
telegraph operator, for services rendered in
the capture OF the Mortified robbers, faie d
of passage by votes. The vote stood AZ TO
9. Notice of reconsideration was given.
Mr.. Donhelly, from the conference COM
mittee of the house and senate, to report on
a bill for the taxation of certain lands, re-
ported that the committee could not agree
and the committee was discharged.
Mr.. Cloutier attempted to advance to the
calendar the bill increasing the salaries of
some of the officers of the police and fire de-
partments of Minneapolis, but Mr.. Lucas ob-
jected and the effort failed.
MIR. McArdles resolution was passed pro-
yidlng for the printing of LOCO copies of the
house journal complete fllel for distribution
among the farmers alliances and labor organ
izations of the state.
Col. Allen sent up square lunch from the
Merchants at midnight, which was served in
one of the senate committee rooms. There
was no quorum in the house while the lunch
lasted.
There was considerable opposition to Mr..
Donnelly's bill to prevent the double taxation
of mortgages on farm lands, but it passed by
vote Of 81 to 81.
Senator Comstock's bill appropriating S75,-
900 to improve the Red river valley and open
up tributary streams was voted down by the
senate yesterday.
Gov. McGill announced last night that he
had signed the bill amending the dairy bill,
also the one to reorganize the state agricul-
tural society.
By resolution the appeintees of the house
, 1887-04-06
MICHIGAN went Republican yesterds

MICHIGAN went Republican yesterday
by a plurality which, the chairman OF the
state committee of that party claims, will
reach 10000. The state officers elected
being Judges of the supreme cour and re
gents Of the university, offices of small
political significance, the election does not
necessarily indicate a gain proportionate
to the numerical increase, as more Demo-
Gratis than Republicans are likely to
become o partisan upon such
occasions. Last year the Republican plu-
rality for governor was 1929. An in
crease of less than 5000 over this may be
more than accounted for by the fact that
a prohibition amendment was also voted
upon yesterday, and the vote on the meas
ure was close, though the indications are
that it has been lost.